Don't Worry: Christian Louboutin Isn't Judging Your Shoes

Contrary to what you might think, shoe-king Christian Louboutin isn't going to check out your shoes when he's first introduced. "I never look at a person's shoes when I meet them for the first time. I look at their eyes and faces and assess their voice," he told the London Evening Standard. "It's more exciting to imagine what shoe they would wear, [but] I'm usually wrong."

From there, the designer proves to be a lovely little ball of contradictions, explaining that you'll never catch him in sweatpants, but he has "respect" for Birkenstocks. Also, while his bread and butter may be the stiletto, he's certainly not going to force anyone into a pair thanks to a stylish mother who always wore flats. "She looked chic, so I never tried to get her into a pair of stilettos. I respect people's personal style."